Author: HappyEnki

I hope I come across as an interesting person. I love reiki and other forms of healing, cooking, crystals and baking. I am constantly working on crafts and projects such as painting, felting, and knitting. I feel like I am still looking for my happiness in life. My life purpose. Isn't that what we are all looking for. I don't mean happiness as friends and loved ones since I have plenty of those. I mean career wise. You can see my journey through my blog as I explore my culinary passion. Follow me on Tumblr, Twitter and instagram @happyenki

Kombucha Experiment #3 Update

Its has been a couple months now since I have started making Kombucha. I have experimented with the length of time (2 weeks vs 3 weeks) and composition of the tea.  I tried various ratios of green tea and black tea, strength of tea (by adding more tea bags, longer steeping times), amount of sugar…

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Tiramisu + Cheesecake = Heaven

Ever wanted to have cheesecake and Tiramisu together?  Well now you can!  This all started when I was going to make a Tiramisu but I was unaware of how many people were showing up to the party.  Definitely one recipe of Tiramisu was not going to be enough.  I looked and looked online for a…

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Secret to making yummy, juicy, finger licking good chicken

Yummy Brined Chicken My secret to making any chicken is brining it.  It will help keep the chicken moist and will season the meat to make it tasty.  It is very simple to do and can be done the night before. I have experimented with different ratios and adding flavours to the brine. Finally I…

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Too much buttermilk. Why oh why?…. Let’s make Fan-tans

We love buttermilk in baking, but there are times when you go to the grocery store and they are out of the smallest size of buttermilk.  You end up leaving the store with a 1 L carton of buttermilk. There are various things that you can make with leftover buttermilk like Fan-Tans (buttermilk rolls).  Not…

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Wild Rose Detox

There has been popular demand from friends and family to do a post on the Wild Rose Cleanse.  Although Kristin and I are not experts, we have done the cleanse a couple times and we have always benefited from it. Since I was very young I have suffered from eczema.  At first I thought it…

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Basic Pasta Sauce

I have been working on keeping a record of all the basic recipes that I make.  When I am on a time crunch I often rely on simple recipes to help me out that week.  This week has been a nightmare!  Everything seems so busy and chaotic.  Pasta is my savoir!!!!  It is easy to…

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Meatloaf, Gravy, Quinoa… oh my!

It is always nice to know a few basic recipes that you can quickly make on the fly.  Basic recipes are great for beginners and seasoned chefs.  Once you know a basic recipe you can then start making variations of it to spice up your menu.  Gravy and meatloaf is an easy dish that anyone…

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Kombucha experiment- Scoby Mama! part 2

  It has been a while since my first post about Kombucha.  My first Scoby Mama was born Jan 12, 2013.  She is a little soft and rubbery but I think she came out beautifully.  I left my Scoby to grow for about 2 weeks.  A Scoby is supposed to be ready when it is…

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